When and how can I apply for Section 8 online?

In order to apply for section 8 online, one must find a houisng authority that is accepting
applications. The term, "open waiting list" is what most PHA's post in ads and on their websites
when they are able to accept new applications.
Completing a Section 8 housing application is the first step in applying for a low income and / or subsidized housing program. HUD, which is the government organization Housing and Urban Development. HUD allocates funds to housing authorities that administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program locally.
Section8-programs.com is not affiliated with the government, but does help potential applicants find out when and where there are open waiting list so they can apply for Section 8. The biggest problem is that the program itself is so over run by applicants during these difficult times. So many are in need of housing. A low income housing application is often confused with Section 8, it's really another way of referring to Public or low income Housing. These applications are always free at your local housing authority when applications are being accepted. Family Unification vouchers are issued when there is a lack of decent and safe housing for a family due to a separation, or threat of imminent separation. Family Unification vouchers make it possible for these families to obtain affordable and sanitary housing. Your online packet also contains application links to Federal and non Federal program that award grants to low income families or individuals. You can find more information on the Family Unification program, Section 8 housing and how to find a Section 8 application online with the Section 8 and Subsidized Housing Online Packet.

Section 8 housing voucher holders can user their online packet to retrieve listings of available Section 8 housing in their area and possibly locate a public housing application. Landlords can use the Online Packet to discover the benefits of participating in government subsidized housing programs. They can also list their properties for free on this site.

How can I find a Section 8 application online?

Housing authorities and PHA's, (public housing agencies) are basically the same thing. One can
only apply for government rental assistance through such agencies acording to their preferences.
For example, some housing authorities only allow residents of that particular city to apply.
Other PHA's will accept applications from different cities or states.
Your local PHA can allow you to complete a Section 8 application form and help you calculate how much you need to budget for each month.
Say, for example, your monthly income is $1,000. You'd pay $300, even if the rent of the unit is $1,000. The maximum voucher issued by the PHA is $2,200 per month.

Know that it may be illegal for a Section 8 landlord to refuse you occupancy just because you're enrolled in Section 8. A landlord may legally refuse occupancy for failure to pass background checks, poor credit, and other determinations, but cannot refuse occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment. If you think a section 8 landlord has refused occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment, contact your local PHA.
Know what role geography plays in Section 8 enrollment aided by more online information about the HUD application and program information. Section 8 application guidelines are different from location to location. But in general, residents who receive a tenant-based voucher for the current jurisdiction in which they live may use that voucher to live anywhere in the country. Residents who do not live in the same jurisdiction in which they applied must move to the jurisdiction that issues the voucher for at least 12 months; after 12 months, they are free to move. A Section 8 application does not expire but one can be on a section 8 waiting lists for years.

How can I get a Section 8 application online and apply?

How to apply for Section 8 housing: In some cases, either you or the HA representative will fill out the application for Section 8 or Public Housing. Most housing authorities allow applicants to apply for Section 8 online when they have an open Section 8 waiting list. An HA usually needs to collect the following information to determine eligibility:

(1) Names of all persons who would be living in the unit, their sex, date of birth, and relationship to the family head;
(2) Your present address and telephone number;
(3) Family characteristics (e.g., veteran) or circumstances (e.g., living in substandard housing) that might qualify the family for tenant selection preferences;
(4) Names and addresses of your current and previous landlords for information about your family's suitability as a tenant;
(5) An estimate of your family's anticipated income for the next twelve months and the sources of that income;
(6) The names and addresses of employers, banks, and any other information the HA would need to verify your income and deductions, and to verify the family composition; and
(7) The PHA also may visit you in your home to interview you and your family members to see how you manage the upkeep of you current home.

After obtaining this information, the HA representative should describe the public housing program and its requirements, and answer any questions you might have.
The Section 8 Housing Authority representative will request whatever documentation is needed (e.g., birth certificates, tax returns) to verify the information given on your application. The PHA will also rely on direct verification from your employer, etc. You will be asked to sign a form to authorize release of pertinent information to the PHA.

The Section 8 application is only for the housing choice voucher program. A very low-income family is selected by the PHA to participate is encouraged to consider several housing choices to secure the best housing for the family needs. A housing voucher holder is advised of the unit size for which it is eligible based on family size and composition.
The housing unit selected by the family must meet an acceptable level of health and safety before the PHA can approve the unit. When the voucher holder finds a Section 8 unit that it wishes to occupy and reaches an agreement with the landlord over the lease terms, the PHA must inspect the dwelling and determine that the rent requested is reasonable.

When someone wants to apply for Section 8, the PHA determines a payment standard that is the amount generally needed to rent a moderately-priced dwelling unit in the local housing market and that is used to calculate the amount of housing assistance a family will receive. However the payment standard does not limit and does not affect the amount of rent a landlord may charge or the family may pay. A family which receives a housing voucher after completing a Section 8 application can select a unit with a rent that is below or above the payment standard. The housing voucher family must pay 30% of its monthly adjusted gross income for rent and utilities, and if the unit rent is greater than the payment standard the family is required to pay the additional amount. By law, whenever a family moves to a new unit where the rent exceeds the payment standard, the family may not pay more than 40 percent of its adjusted monthly income for rent.